Midday movers: Tesla, Gannett, JCPenney & more

Tesla moved lower amid reports that the electric car maker's sales might be slowing in Germany.

Gannett lost ground after the company reported a 4-percent drop in third quarter revenue due to declining ad sales at its newspapers.

JCPenney fell below $7 a share after research firm Imperial Capital warned that the retailer could seek bankruptcy protection next year and slashed its price target to $1 a share.

Salesforce.com rose after Raymond James upgraded the tech company to "strong buy" with a price target of $64 on favorable fundamentals.

Facebook traded slightly lower. Earlier Monday morning, the social-networking giant said it experienced an issue that prevented some users from posting for a brief period of time. By 11am ET, the company said the site is 100 percent up and running.

First Solar surged after JPMorgan named the solar company as one of the top picks in the clean-tech sector.

Abercrombie & Fitch moved lower after Macquarie downgraded the retailer to "neutral" from "outperform" and lowered its price target to $36 on weak sales.

Goodyear lost ground after Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock to "neutral" from "buy" with a price target of $26, citing an uncertain margin outlook.